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Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment

Underground Railroad Find in Manhattan Faces Uncertainty

When historians opened a built-in chest of drawers inside a second-floor closet at Manhattan’s Merchant’s House Museum, they found more than antique woodwork. Beneath the bottom drawer was a secret hatch leading to a narrow vertical passageway, a concealed channel with…

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Graduate Studies

The Next Step in Fashion

Graduate student Peilin Chen shares thoughts on collaboration, fashion, and interning at New York-based brand Altuzarra.

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Pratt Students Respond to W.E.B. Du Bois

Celebrating shared threads of inquiry, current Pratt students engaged with the groundbreaking work of W.E.B. Du Bois.

A group of basketball players stands together in a gym, all wearing yellow jerseys with "Pratt" printed on them. They are smiling and posing for the camera, with some giving thumbs up and others pointing. The background features basketball equipment and seating. There are a mix of players in terms of body type and ethnicity, and they seem to be enjoying a team moment.

Pratt Alumni Reunite on the Court for Annual Basketball Game

Alumni Bernard Chang and Kadir Nelson were both honored during the event for their ongoing dedication to Pratt’s basketball program.

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Three Pratt Students and Two Alumni Named 2026 Fulbright Semifinalists

Each year, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers graduating seniors, recent college graduates, graduate students, and young professionals from the United States the opportunity to engage in academic projects, learn from diverse cultures, and work on pressing societal issues.

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Pratt Pairs: Valentine’s Day 2026

Alumni share their stories of meeting at Pratt and how they continued their lives together following graduation.

Investigating the Relationship Between Information and Human Rights

Graduate students created projects investigating how information systems shape power, rights, and democratic life for a course in the School of Information.

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Wearable Memories

Students transform personal memories into handmade, one-of-a-kind brooches in a junior jewelry studio.

Three individuals are shown in a collage. On the left, a person with long, braided hair, wearing large glasses and a red coat, smiles in front of green plants. In the middle, a person with a short beard and a wide smile, dressed in a light blue sweater over a white collared shirt, stands against a brown brick wall. On the right, a person with shoulder-length dark hair and glasses smiles brightly, wearing a black top, with a soft gray background.

Three Outstanding Graduates to be Honored at Pratt’s 2026 Alumni Achievement Awards

Pratt Institute alumni Nanette Carter, Vann Graves, and Lian Farhi will be honored for their creative and professional accomplishments.

A young man in a white soccer jersey with yellow details poses with three adults on a sports field. He holds a poster of himself in action on the soccer field titled "Pratt Men's Soccer." The group is smiling, with a cloudy sky in the background and a soccer field visible. Other individuals are present in the background, also holding posters.

Architecture

Leading by Example

Spencer Giuliano, BArch ’26, thrives on the soccer field and in the studio, all while helping fellow student-athletes balance the demands of both worlds.